Which of the following choices best describes why it is difficult to start a self improvement plan?
a.
self improvement plans usually take too long to show results
b.
self improvement plans almost never succeed and are a waste of time
c.
self improvement plans require people to admit they need improvement
d.
self improvement plans are too expensive for most people

You are an employee of an u.s. firm that produces personal computers in thailand and then exports them to the united states and other countries for sale. the personal computers were originally produced in thailand to take advantage of relatively low labor costs and a skilled workforce. other possible locations considered at that time were malaysia and hong kong. the u.s. government decides to impose punitive 100% ad valorem tariffs on imports of computers from thailand to punish the country for administrative trade barriers that restrict u.s. exports to thailand. how do you think your firm should respond? what does this tell you about the use of targeted trade barriers?